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Adjective
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To help prevent borers, keep weedy areas around the garden mowed well.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026 -
The same process is used to establish a new lawn over bare (or weedy) soil.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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In this rendition, the diabolical duo of Todd and Lovett are younger, more wiry, more tightly wound and thus more dangerous.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
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Ahmed was wiry, yes, but skinny.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
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The soft, willowy branches bear red flower spikes on the tips in warm months.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
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Shredded vegetables — carrot, ginger, papaya, shallot and cucumber, some pickled and some fresh — are arranged, per the original name, over top in willowy repose.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The original model walked with a spidery cat-eye that would have been considered bold.—
Leah Prinzivalli,
Allure,
2 Feb. 2025
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Pelargonium 'Graffiti White' is a heat-loving selection with spidery white flowers on a plant that grows 14 inches tall.—
Viveka Neveln,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Dec. 2022
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After some increasingly waspish bickering between Aleida and Irina, the group manages to agree once more on the importance of the Space Elevator and Titan mission succeeding unaffected by the ongoing protests.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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Spitting Image has delivered a typically waspish response after Deadline revealed this week that the show had been served with a lawsuit by the owners of Paddington Bear.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Spindle-legged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindle-legged. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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